Chapter 269 — The Legend of Overlord Sea and His Kun

"Yes, you're late. How is it I saw you signing autographs for students by the roadside?" Bai Xi went straight at King Zou.

"Haha, what can I do... I don't want to be this popular either," King Zou said, scratching his head.

Shi Jin: "..."

After King Zou arrived, his gaze also fell on Shi Jin, and the corner of his mouth twitched imperceptibly a few times.

Like Yu Shu, he too had a bad premonition about this trip to the Dragon Palace.

"So it seems... everyone is here." Seeing this, Sect Master Zheng Hai looked at them all with a smile and said, "The hour is about right, so shall I take you all to see my master now?"

...

The Seaside Dojo.

At its core was a special room, rather like a swimming hall—except the pool here connected directly to the sea.

At this moment, inside the room, a middle-aged man of about fifty or sixty, dark-skinned, with unkempt hair and a rough, sturdy build, stood with his hands behind his back, quietly gazing at the sea beyond the pool.

"Master!"

As sounds came from around him, he slowly turned his gaze and saw Zheng Hai arriving with twelve young talents about to set out for the former Frost City.

"Master, everyone has arrived."

Zheng Hai addressed the Overlord Sea Legend, Yu Zhihui, with respect.

"Understood," the Overlord Sea Legend nodded, and looked toward the group behind Zheng Hai.

"Legend of the Overlord Sea," everyone greeted in unison.

Facing their greetings, he swept his gaze over each of them in turn, then spoke:

"Welcome. I trust your elders have already explained to you the rules for attending the Dragon Palace Banquet from Fuguang City."

Everyone nodded, except Shi Jin.

Hm? What rules?

Had Feng Jin or President Ye ever told him?

Never mind, probably not a big deal...

At that moment, the Legend of the Overlord Sea let his gaze linger on Shi Jin for a few extra seconds.

A being like him had long since transcended the likes of departments such as the Donghuang Thirteen Bureaus in both strength and status—after all, he was a beast tamer who had personally defeated a totem. Even the members of the First Bureau, the strongest of the Thirteen in overall strength, meant little in the eyes of the Legend of the Overlord Sea.

And Shi Jin, for all his pile of titles, was still just a junior in his eyes. Yet now the Legend of the Overlord Sea observed Shi Jin a good while longer before asking, "Is it here?"

Clearly, the Legend of the Overlord Sea had learned about the Frost Dragon in advance.

"It is, but right now... it's probably asleep," said Shi Li.

The Frost Dragon and the Gem Cat had essentially burned the midnight oil for half a month straight—half a month without sleep, gnawing through the histories of the nation and beyond until they had them mostly digested. Next, to be in top form for their trip to Xuanshuang City, the Ice Dragon and the others had chosen to nap for a while, asking to be woken once they reached Tingxue City.

"I see." The Legend of the Overlord Sea's exchange with Shi Ying left everyone except Bai Xi utterly bewildered, unable to tell what they were talking about.

It? Who...

After a moment, the Legend of the Overlord Sea looked toward the pool and said, "Then let's set off. The rest, we'll discuss on the way."

As his words fell, with a "boom," a massive deep-sea vortex slowly appeared in the pool before them, pitch-black within. At the sight, everyone froze.

The Legend of the Overlord Sea said, "This vortex is my pet beast's mouth. Jump into its belly—it will carry us to the Deep Sea Mirage Abyss City."

Everyone: w(?Д?)w???

Huh?

On the surface, Shi Cen was startled for a moment, but what drew his attention even more just then was the detection response the bestiary was giving off toward the pet beast that had yet to reveal itself!

[Name]: Mutated Kun

[Attributes]: Water, Space

[Species Rank]: High-tier Overlord (Quasi-Mythical)

[Growth Rank]: Overlord-tier

[Energy Value]: 99.11 million

[Description]: The Legend of the Overlord Sea's signature battle pet!

Shi Shuo stared. Good heavens... Both were Overlord species, but this one outclassed the Gem Cat by nearly fifty million energy—more formidable even than General Whale of Mirage Abyss City, and likely on the verge of stepping into the Totem tier. [Power unit: Gem Cat]

"Not moving?" Seeing that no one was jumping into the sea, the Legend of the Overlord Sea said, "Then allow me."

"Just don't throw up inside."

As his words fell, everyone's expression changed—they felt a colossal devouring force radiating from the deep-sea vortex.

Almost instantly, Shi Jin and the others felt their forms blur, as if forcibly teleported by some space-type skill, and they appeared in another dimensional space!

"The inside of my pet beast's body is essentially a small world, a secret realm. Don't worry—this is its species skill."

All around remained pitch-black, then slowly light returned, and at the same time the Legend of the Overlord Sea's voice reached their ears.

At that moment, from darkness to light, the others gazed around in wonder, but Shi Jin was the most silent of all.

Because...

[Skill]: Infinite Devouring

[Attributes]: Water, Space

[Rank]: Super-tier

[Description]: A devouring-type evolution skill that can open up a devouring space, raising its species rank by devouring and digesting all things, achieving infinite evolution!

[Copy?]

Holy crap—the Legend of the Overlord Sea really started with a single Kun, and all his evolution comes from swallowing!